Managing the MotherLoad by Jennifer Applin

I have a 7 year old!!!

She's 7 already?!? How can that be?? 

 

She loves to read, write and draw. She is the class nurturer and a friend to everyone she meets. She takes her big sister role seriously (even if her brothers protest) and she has a great sense of humor. Happy Birthday to my sweet, sweet girl!! 

Green Living Steps #1 & #2

*ETA: Check out my Healthy Child Healthy World bood review here

I'm participating in the MotherTalk blog tour reviewing the book Healthy Child Healthy World by Christopher Gavigan. My official review will be posted on April 1st so I won't say too much about it now, but let's just say this book is definitely life-changing!

In honor of the book and my increased awareness of green living I've added a new blog catergory, Green Living Mother. This will chronicle the steps my family and I are taking to create a healthier lifestyle and environement. I plan on posting the changes we make as we start implementing them. Some will be large steps, some small...it all adds up! Below are the first two:

Green Living Step #1-Read, digest, consume every tidbit of info in the book Health Child Healthy World by Christopher Gavigan (more on this on April 1st!).

Green Living Step #2-Made my first organic food purchase this weekend-1 dozen organic eggs. Of course these were about twice the cost of regular eggs. To cover the additional expense on this particular shopping trip I decided to skip the Starbucks Vanilla Latte I was going to indulge in. By doing so I was able to buy the organic eggs without extending my budget, I actually saved an additional $2 and I skipped adding those extra calories to my waistilne. In all honesty I really didn't miss it and it felt good to make this "sacrifice" for the good of my family :-)

New LargerFamilies.com post

I have a new post up at Larger Families.com. This week we were discussing the following question: "If you could instill in your children just one quality/characteristic (i.e. compassion, honesty, integrity, etc.)what would it be, and why?"

What's your answer? (feel free to reply in the comments section of the Larger Families blog)

March Writer Mama Column

My March column for the Writer Mama Zine is up on the blog. It is titled "Expect the Unexpected When Scheduling."  If you'd like to subscribe to the entire zine, just sign up here.

Recipe: Broccoli Chicken Casserole

Broccoli Chicken Casserole

1 large bunch of broccoli

4 chicken breasts, cooked and cubed

6 American cheese slices

2 cans cream of mushroom soup

1 cup of mayo

1 small canister of Durkee dried onions (or generic)

-line a 9 x 13 baking dish with raw broccoli

-cover with cubed chicken

-cover with cheese slices

-mix soup and mayo and spread over cheese slices

-bake at 375 for 45 minutes uncovered

-sprinkle dried onions on top and bake another 15 minutes

-if onions make the top too greasy you can blot with a paper towel to remove excess

Writer Mama Scholarship

Look what Christina Katz, aka the best writing career instructor out there, is offering?

Have you heard about The Writer Mama Scholarship?

Are you a mom, who would love to take the Writing and Publishing the Short Stuff Class that starts April 16th with author Christina Katz, but you would not otherwise be able to afford it?

Then you qualify for The Writer Mama Scholarship!

The deadline for your short application is one week only: Saturday, March 8th - Saturday March 15th at midnight (please note, slight date change).

Please read the guidelines completely and double-check your work. The recipient will be announced by midnight, March 16th, in the Writer Mama Riffs blog and in the April The Writer Mama zine (you can subscribe at the blog by clicking on the envelope).

Please feel free to spread the word about the scholarship, even if you do not intend to apply!

Copy and paste the application:

http://thewritermama.wordpress.com/2008/03/08/the-april-16th-writer-mama-scholarship-for-writing-and-publishing-the-short-stuff/

I'm Back!

After being off for a bit due to shoulder surgery I'm back to my computer this week!! In addition to recovering I've been reading, reading, reading and I can't wait to share my reviews with you this week :-)